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THE CARDINAL’S VIRTUES THE OFFICIAL ETHOS NEWSLETTER OF CARDINAL HUME 9 Issue 2 Volume INSIDE THIS ISSUE... WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ETHOS In need of the other 2 Dear All, to the academic, though we are fully aware of its importance, but at Cardinal Hume Catholic We are delighted to present to you the ninth Cafod Young Leaders in school 3 School, we believe the development of the volume in our school newsletter, the whole person and their unique talents is of ‘Cardinal’s Virtues.’ Youth Friday in support of YMT 3 equal importance. An outstanding school We do hope that you enjoy it as much as community allows students to flourish and Year 13 Retreat 4 previous editions and that the hard work that develop in a number of ways and it is this has gone on behind the scenes, by people too approach to education we seek to nurture at Flame 2017 5 numerous to mention, has produced a Cardinal Hume Catholic School. Indeed it is newsletter the equal of past endeavours. It is this approach we hope is reflected in every Training with England 6 also our dearest hope that this Eastertide page of the `Cardinal’s Virtues.’ finds you all truly blessed in the spiritual We hope you enjoy reading this ninth volume of Y12 & Y13 visit 6 awakening revealed and extended to us all in our newsletter and would like to thank you all the person of Jesus Christ. John Paul II awards 7 for your great support and prayers, which play We hope that we all, through the great such a great role to our success in spreading Easter Services And leadership of Pope Francis, continue walking the gospel message to our young people. in shoes of mercy. That we are encouraged, as Important Dates 8 If you feel you would like to contribute to the members of our school and deanery `Cardinal’s Virtues’ in any way, please do not community, to understand the importance of hesitate to contact, Director of Ethos, treating every person we encounter as equal parts of God’s creation. We ask that God Damian McCann at [email protected] blesses us all as we seek to be more merciful or the Chaplain Mrs Proctor by phoning the in our relationships with each other and school. especially those with whom we may struggle. The aim of our newsletter, as always, is to highlight to you, the parents, guardians and parishioners, all the great work that is being undertaken at Cardinal Hume Catholic MR DAMIAN McCANN School. Student success can never be limited DIRECTOR OF ETHOS EASTER PRAYER The Outsider born to suffer In poverty life’s journey began; A life beyond human understanding From which God’s Truth is revealed. The window to God The Son of the Father Whose suffering saved us Whose Resurrection graced us We give thanks to you Lord Jesus Christ Amen www IN NEED OF THE OTHER CAFOD YOUNG LEADERS IN SCHOOL `MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES’ IS AN OLD CHINESE CURSE AND THESE TIMES ARE On Thursday the 9th of February 2017, Students mix and gather NOT ONLY INTERESTING BUT ARE MOST DEFINITELY `A CHANGING.’ WE HAVE DONALD TRUMP Cardinal Hume Catholic School hosted the second day of the `CAFOD Young Leaders AND THE NEW GLOBAL AMERICA TO THE LEFT OF US AND WE ARE SAT CENTRAL TO A BREXIT in School’ event. As part of the school’s ON THE RIGHT. THINGS COULD NOT BE MORE INTERESTING. HOWEVER, ANYTHING TO DO Justice and Peace Group, we were delighted to be able to attend. We welcomed a large WITH WHAT PEOPLE PERCEIVE AS A NEGATIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES IS USUALLY MET number of students from our diocese and it WITH A RESISTANCE WHICH MANIFESTS ITSELF IN TWO WAYS: FIRSTLY, THE NEED TO BLAME was great to meet such nice people from all SOMEONE; SECONDLY, AN IRRATIONAL FEAR IS CREATED. these different schools. The day started with some great team building games, like horses and jockeys. This helped us interact with Although we may have a broad people from different schools and make new understanding that politics and friends. Meeting new people is always a great politicians have let us down to a degree. experience and it was also very interesting It would be foolish to think that all hearing what other schools are like. The day politicians are incapable of representing was also a fantastic insight into how other their constituents in the most just way or schools support their local communities. that they are not interested in the lives of those they represent. In most cases, Later on in the day, we went into mixed Group discussion not only are they capable individuals school groups. This activity enabled us committed to doing what is best for those to understand a lot more about CAFOD’s they represent, they are called upon in ethos and how they respond to a crisis. these times to do so at risk to their own We then had to put what we had learned lives, we don’t have to look back too far in about CAFOD and what they do to the test. time to see the tragic death of Jo Cox that Working in groups, we tried to find solutions highlighted what are the most frightening to problems similar to actual long-term aspects of the times we live in: The projects that CAFOD invests in. For example, need to blame someone furnished by an we had to work out the most beneficial way irrational fear. to grow orchards, and from this, use the profit made to assist in further development What lies in many people’s understanding that supported the local community. As of what we should fear most is the a team we then presented our ideas to concept of `the other’. This other has the whole group, which was a bit nerve become a term that represents the wracking, but which helped us build our faceless group of people that we believe confidence in delivering presentations. are at fault for these times we live in. Finally, we came together as a school team We associate them with terms such to brainstorm ideas for fundraisers and as asylum seeker or immigrant. It can activities during Lent. To conclude the day, also be summed up as anything that we we all came together in prayerful reflection, don’t agree with or which challenges us and gave thanks for a great day of learning in anyway. It can be related to gender, as well as the great new friendships we had religion or nationality. It is by its very made. Overall, we have learned a lot and it existence something which promotes Great presentation was an amazing experience. discord and disharmony. The real sadness in this, our creation of such Jasmine Crang Which school? understandings of our community driven Cardinal Hume Media Group by media misrepresentation, is that the discord we see as an external force is What we need to move forward through If we do this, we are able to move away really something we generate from within these times is, togetherness, respect and from Thomas Hobbes’ understanding of ourselves. It is in these areas that the love. The other we have come to refer the condition of man being…`a condition Gospel strikes it’s most important note. to is not faceless but a reflection of our of war of everyone against everyone,’ and We can eliminate our divisive thinking by own humanity. It says more about who we move towards a promotion of all people YOUTH FRIDAY IN SUPPORT OF YMT simply realising that we are all part of are as human beings in how we welcome away from the idea of the other. Enabling God’s creation, we are all equal and we people into our communities than it ever people to be treated with the dignity and Outstanding It can unfortunately happen in life that we The outstanding celebration was organised are all called to help each other. As Christ does about their arrival. This is not to respect they deserve as God’s creation. students take great things around us for granted. The by YMT, along with a number of our diocesan tells us in the greatest commandments: say we live in a perfect world and that We seek to unify ourselves together in Youth Ministry Team (YMT) has been part of primary and secondary schools. A huge everyone is perfect. Human beings are by promotion of the common good. If we can the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle for 25 number of our diocesan schools were also “Love the Lord God with all your heart their very nature at fault, but the one thing do this by simple acts of welcome and years and for some, it is difficult to remember represented in their attendance. and with all your soul and with all your that happens when we stretch out hands kindness, then what we have achieved no a time without them. However, as far as recent mind……..Love your neighbour as yourself” of friendship and kindness is we offer the longer seems tainted by irrational fear, or celebrations go there is no doubt that all in our It was a wonderful event led by Father (Matthew 22:37-40). opportunity for it to be reciprocated. An the need to blame, but rather a sense of diocese would like to thank YMT for the great Dermott Donnelly, who reminded us all of In real terms, the other does not exist; opportunity that provides a movement love and companionship as a community.